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What will it cost?

  • Capital costs will be re-assessed during the design phase of project development
  • State money is in place for the project
  • State will pay for the operations and maintenance costs for the first seven years the system is in service
  • Local government will pay operating subsidy year eight and beyond
  • No local track acquisition cost for seven years
  • Operations and maintenance costs for the system are being evaluated

What about freight?

On August 2, 2006, the Florida Department of Transportation announced an agreement in principle with CSX Transportation to purchase 61.5 miles of CSXT “A-Line” track through the urban heart of Central Florida, from Deland in Volusia County south to the Poinciana area in Osceola County. Appraisals on the corridor are now nearing completion, and FDOT expects to close on the corridor in early 2009. Highlights of the agreement include:

  • State dispatch of all trains, including freight, along the 61.5-mile corridor – 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the first seven years of Commuter Rail operation. The Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission will assume that responsibility in subsequent years. For more information on the Commission, please visit the “Governing Board” page on the www.cfrail.com website.
  • State assumption of all maintenance responsibilities along the 61.5 mile Central Florida corridor for the first seven years of operation. After that, the Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission once again assumes that responsibility
    • Unfettered passenger rail access to the 61.5-mile corridor for 19 hours daily
    • Exclusive passenger rail operating windows for 12 hours daily – no freight allowed
    • Limited freight operations during construction of the Central Florida Commuter Rail system

Bountiful Benefits

DeLand/Orange City/DeBary/Volusia County
  • Nearly 50,000 people live in Orange City, DeBary and DeLand, one of the fastest growing areas of Volusia County
  • Nearly a quarter of the workforce commutes to jobs outside the county, primarily to Seminole and Orange counties
Sanford/Lake Mary/Longwood/Altamonte Springs
  • Home to two major retail malls
  • Growing business clusters along the I-4 corridor and individual communities
  • County government located in Sanford
  • Nearly 400,000 live in Seminole County
  • More than 40 percent of workforce commutes to jobs in Orange County (1)
  • Passenger counts at Orlando-Sanford Airport nearly doubled between 2000 and 2004 Winter Park/Orlando/Orange County 
Winter Park/Orlando/Orange County
  • Economic and cultural hub of Central Florida
  • Home to NBA’s Orlando Magic
  • Intermodal transfers at Lynx Central Station and the Sand Lake area
  • Federal/state/local government and educational activity centers
  • New downtown arena and a new performing arts center planned, as well as major renovations to the Citrus Bowl
  • Station stops at Florida Hospital Orlando and Orlando Health, two of the region’s largest employers
  • Ready access to retail, dining and cultural activities in Winter Park and downtown Orlando
  • Amtrak transfer stations 
Kissimmee/Osceola County
  • Line terminates at the 1,200-acre Poinciana Industrial Park, which now employs more than 1,600 workers with major expansions planned
  • Nearly 56,000 residents live within the city limits of Kissimmee, one of the fastest growing counties in Central Florida
  • Almost three-quarters of Kissimmee residents commute to jobs outside the city
  • More than a third of residents work in the tourism or services industry